SMY. ONDINA LIVEABOARD

Sailing Motor Yacht ONDINA combine the romance of a traditional sailing schooner with the facilities, comfort and equipment of a modern diving liveaboard. She is a 32 m, two masthead, ketch rigged schooner built in 2001 to the timeless design of the Buginese (South Sulawesi) sailing perhaps known to seafarers since the time of Simbad.
 

She is fitted with the latest in navigational and safety equipment. Her eight air-conditioned double cabins with en suite bathroom guarantee a level of comfort you’ll appreciate. There is an air-conditioned lounge/dining room with television, video, slide projector and specialist diving library. The galley serves delicious Asian and Western meals, tea, coffee, cold drinks and snacks are available around the clock. There is also an additional al fresco dining area under canvas, and a 60 sqm sun deck, where you can relax between dives. There’s more, for after-dive relaxation, you can choose to get a massage session.
 

On board the S.M.Y. ONDINA you will have enough space to relax alone, hang out in the a/c dinning room enjoying a chat or a movie with your fellow divers, or study the full moon from a comfortable hammock on our spacious sun deck before taking a rest in your a/c cabin.
 

Dive Itinerary:
Day One : Arrival at Sorong Airport (L,D)
Arrival in Sorong Jeffman Airport by Merpati Airline. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you the ship for immediate boarding. Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departure. Take this opportunity to familiarize yourselves with the vessel, make yourself comfortable. Dinner will be served while departing towards Misool Island.

Day Two and Three : Misool Island Group (B,L,D)
Welcome to a remote Island group, northeast of Misool, so pristine and untouched. This area offers a mesmerizing underwater scape which boasts walls and pinnacles where not an inch is left uncovered. This dive site has an unusual high concentration of huge, undisturbed, and giant clams. The Misool Island group sits at the entrance of the Seram Sea, two degrees from south of the equator.
The islands, or islets, are uncountable. The larger ones, like Misool itself, have canyons and lagoons speckled with white sand beaches ideal for tender boat rides. One can spend hours exploring and enjoying the same bay. It really is a place of great beauty both above and below the water. It’s rightly being considered by the Indonesian government for national park status and by the United Nations as a world heritage site. In here, there are over 1100 species of fish and over 450 different species of corals making this area one of the most diverse marine habitats in the world. Famous Bacet and Farondi are also in the list.

Day Four : Penemu Island (B,L,D)
There are a few dive points that are famous such as Barracuda Reef when you could spot a large school of Barracuda fish. Also, other good dive sites are Clam Wall as well as Batu Burung. Lunch will be served in between the dives. A night dive is offered in the best dive site around.

Day Five : Yanggelo Island (B,L,D)
Full day diving in this area. Lunch and dinner are served in between the dives

Day Six : Kri Island (B,L,D)
Welcome to Kri Island. Kri is a great start of the day with most fish and coral species accounted on a single dive site. Truly dive sites like Cape Kri, of Dr. Allen’s 30-year lifetime record fish count, Mike’s Point, Sardine and Chicken Reef offer an unforgettable diving experience where you could spot huge schools of fish parade by barracuda and pale or blue tail surgeonfish patrol the reef top, while below schools of trevally and fusiliers whiz past and encircle you. Manta is usually seen.

Day Seven : Jerieff Island (B,L,D)
Welcome to Jerief Island. Morning dive in air craft wreck is one of good attraction in this area. Japanese Bomber 47 Sunk at Depth 38, second dive can be made at the other side of island also Japanese Bomber 47 at depth 25 meters and night dive can be made here as well at night the ship anchoring the whole night here.

Day Eight : Sorong Island (B)
After breakfast, prepare for disembarkation. Be ready to leave the boat and you will be transferred to Sorong Airport for you next destination. Your diving journey has ended and we shall look forward to welcoming you onboard again.
Itinerary is subject to change.
 

>>INCLUDED ON CRUISE
Full Board on board, Tea, Coffee, Snacks and 1 Soft Drink at lunch and Dinner.

Average of 3 dives per day, all in day time or two day dives and 1 night dive unless weather conditions or long sailing distance do not permit it. First and Last Cruise days are excluded due to safety reasons and flight schedules. These dates we will dive accordingly.

Diving tanks and weights for divers and snorkelling gear for non-divers
Additional complimentary services available onboard: Library, Music, First aids

All transfers to/from airport or hotel in the town of embarkation/disembarkation

Same number of nights as number of days in the cruise, you disembark in the morning of the last published date. Good saving in hotels!

Every time you cruise with us, we will donate 5 Euros/day to be used in activities oriented to preserve the reefs and teach local communities to find alternative ways of living.

Land Excursions when clearly specified in the cruise planning.

All Entrance Fees to Natural Parks

>>NOT INCLUDED ON CRUISE
Any other form of transportation to point of embarkation/disembarkation other than S.M.Y. ONDINA.

Alcoholic drinks, tips & gratuities and any other onboard service not specified above like massages, E6 Development, Equipment rental etc.

Any police permit or touristic tax charged per passenger by any local authority. Please count from 20 to 45 USD for this point speciallly in Papua.

Consolidated Cruises
We sail for adventure in areas the SMY Ondina has already explored for several years and know very deeply. Every single dive has its own name and only if the group want, we will jump for the pleasure of discovery.
Very special cruises for UW photographers and for those who don't want to take risks.
Join a group of friends and ask for our special discounts for groups!!!.

Exploratory Cruises
We will sail for real exploration during a few days between dives in well known areas. We explore new areas where the reputation of being Excellent diving sites is already attracting the first pioneers. We will enjoy the rare privilege of being probably the first ones to ever dive in some of those sites and visit those remote islands apart from enjoying the superb diving in well know places..
These cruises are really worthy !!

Special Cruises
Cruises with excellent price relation, linking well known diving regions, with special land tours and sometimes special photo workshops for waht the SMY Ondina has been specially chartered. These are excellent opportunities to dive with a filming crew, to participate in a UW Photo or Sub Biology Workshop, to live a special adventure with a famous adventurer or with a well known personality.
These Cruises are to be remembered all your life !!

Noted:

* All passengers must account for an additional fee for police permits, diving and tourist fees and fuel surcharge of Euro 150/person It should be pay before depart for the trip

** All our routes include the same number of nights and days, you embark on the first day and disembark on the last published day early in the morning.

**** Departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 4 paying passengers.

***** Special Cruises include some Exploration in new or rarely visited areas..........exploration may bring some outstanding surprises in these remote seas!